Hickman Bridge

Just two miles east of the Capitol Reef visitor center, the trailhead to Hickman Bridge offers hikers an easy, spectacularly scenic trek up to a large natural arch. The trail is not particularly long or steep, but it provides access to some amazing sites, including the large arch itself, as well as a smaller arch, and a Fremont pit house ruin and nearby granary.

The trail pushes east along the river for a tenth of a mile before beginning up the lower slopes of the Waterpocket Fold. At the top of the switchbacks, hikers will find a spur trail that runs 25 meters to the east, ending at a small Fremont pit house ruin. Only a little way past the pit house is a granary used by the same people.